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	'''Pupa's Window''' is a seminal east-coast low-fi musical act. Formed by ] in ] as a way to document recording processes, this musical act has gone on to release over 15 home-recordings.
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			\| origin = ], ], United States
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			\| years_active = 1994–2008
			\| label = ], Seconal Records, OTP Records, Modern Hymnal Recordings
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	~~pupa’s~~ ~~window~~ is ~~the~~ ~~pseudonym~~ ~~for Baltimore based~~ singer/songwriter		'''Pupa's Window''' is a ] singer/songwriter pseudonym from Baltimore, Maryland.
	Michael Nestor. Michael has been writing and experimenting with this side
	project for a number of years now and what started out as a way to
	document songs that were not being used in whatever band he was in at
	the time has evolved to find a life of its own. pupa’s window is unique in
	that Michael has taken the indie folk format and mixed it with a number of
	other styles including: pop, dance, emo, and traditional folk. pupa’s window
	is often compared to Pedro the Lion, Ida, Idaho, Elliot Smith, Red House
	Painters, America, and Radiohead.

			==History==
	Over the course of 15 home recordings, and two studio-albums released
			In 1994, singer/songwriter Michael Nestor formed Pupa's Window in Eldersburg, Maryland-mostly as a vehicle to document the recording process and produce lo-fi ] recordings. In the early-to-mid 1990s, Pupa's Window recorded music at the advent of cassette-based, ] indie pop. The project had some early success on college radio-typically charting in the ] New Music Report.{{sfn\|CMJ\|1998}}{{sfn\|Kauffman\|2011}} After 2002, Pupa's Window records began to become more orchestrated, and involve other musicians.{{sfn\|McCabe\|2004a}}{{sfn\|English\|2005}} Shortly after joining ] in Baltimore, Maryland, Pupa's Window began to be regarded as one of the "best-kept indie-pop songwriter secrets" in Baltimore.{{sfn\|McCabe\|2004b}} The band's music draws comparison to ], ] and ] and has been described as, "a stripped-down, folky type of indie-pop with a freak factor provided by plenty of echoey production, a few odd instruments and sounds, and tape-loop tinkering." {{sfn\|McCabe\|2004b}}{{sfn\|Whelan\|2007}} Between 1994 and 2008, Pupa's Window released over eighteen records on both cassette and compact disc, and collaborated with Baltimore-based artist Private Eleanor.{{sfn\|McCabe\|2004b}} Concurrently with this project, from 1998 to 2001, Nestor played in a ] band, called Lowell.{{sfn\|Kauffman\|2011}}{{sfn\|McCabe\|2004a}} Work on both Pupa's Window and Lowell were instrumental in Nestor joining the alt-rock group ].{{sfn\|Sessa\|2005}} Recording as Pupa's Window contributed to The Seldon Plan's role in the Baltimore indie and DIY movement that experienced a revitalization across the late 1990s through the mid 2000s.{{sfn\|Sessa\|2013}}
	on the Seconal record label, pupa’s window has found a voice and carved
	out an interesting niche in the world of indie folk. As time has passed
	pupa’s window has encompassed the help of other musicians like Austin
	Stahl of Private Eleanor. In 1998, pupa’s window released the second of
	two studio recordings produced by John Purvis entitled Pear Meditations.
	Barely 21 years old, this was the breakthrough album for Michael. Pear
	Meditations charted in CMJ, and received airplay on 98 ROCK (WIYY)
	and 99.1 WHFS as well as heavy rotation at a number of college radio
	stations. After the release of the album, Michael took a break from pupa’s
	window to pursue success as singer and songwriter for the Baltimore based
	band lowell.

			The lo-fi indie ] ethos had a significant impact on Nestor and his work with Pupa's Window helped in his development of The Beechfields Record Label. In 2003, he founded The Beechfields.{{sfn\|Broadway\|2017}} Nestor notes in an interview with Baltimore City Paper, the goal was to maintain an artist-centered approach to releasing records based on Virginia label ] founded by Jenny Toomey.{{sfn\|McCabe\|2004a}} In 2004, Baltimore musician Austin Stahl began working at The Beechfields with Nestor to develop the label's roster while playing percussion for Pupa's Window.{{sfn\|Kauffman\|2011}}{{sfn\|McCabe\|2004a}} Asked about the potential for too much emphasis on an inward-looking and diary-esque approach within lo-fi indie pop in general and Pupa's Window specifically, Nestor has said, "I'm really afraid of the self-indulgent aspect of this music...what I try to remember, is to keep things in the service of the song, that if something isn't working for the song--the lyrics, a drum loop, whatever--to rethink it."{{sfn\|McCabe\|2004a}}
	After beginning graduate school in 2001 and the subsequent breakup of
	lowell in 2002, Michael began to work on his favorite side-project again.
	2002 was a busy year for pupa’s window with the release of the soft
	western songs, for love . Also in 2002 pupa’s window released two
	songs on the Maryland Music Cooperative Compilation: A Sampler of
	Sorts, and recorded a split seven-inch with Private Eleanor on the OTP
	Record Label.

			==References==
	pupa’s window has recently published a record entitled: lost voice, found
	voice: repeat which was released on The Beechfields Record Label in
	December, 2003. Currently, pupa’s window is touring to promote this
	album and the latest pupa’s window record (a split CD with Private
	Eleanor) titled: an audiography of prohibited sounds. Michael Is also currently playing in the band: ]

			;Citations
⚫	==External ~~link~~==
			{{reflist}}
	*

			;Online Sources
⚫	{{~~music~~-stub}}
			{{refbegin}}
			*{{citation\|author=CMJ Staff\|date=November 2, 1998\|title=CMJ New Music Report\|work=]\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wuH6GvuKk-0C&dq=pupa%27s+window+CMJ&pg=PA86\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|last=Kaufmann\|first=Zach \|date=March 4, 2011\|title=We Built This City\|work=]\|url=https://www.splicetoday.com/baltimore/we-built-this-city--2\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|last=McCabe\|first=Bret\|date=May 19, 2004\|title=Playing With Themselves\|work=]\|url=http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=7355\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809130545/http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=7355\|url-status=dead\|archivedate=August 9, 2009\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|last=English\|first=Steve\|date=February 3, 2005\|title=Splendid Magazine\|work=]\|url=http://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1105959347114589\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050330024852/http://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1105959347114589\|url-status=dead\|archivedate=March 30, 2005\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|last=McCabe\|first=Bret\|date=March 10, 2004\|title=Know Your Product\|work=]\|url=http://www2.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=7102\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814155516/http://www2.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=7102\|url-status=dead\|archivedate=August 14, 2011\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|last=Whelan\|first=Robbie\|date=October 7, 2007\|title=Urbanite Music\|work=]\|url=http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub.cfm?issueID=53&sectionID=4&articleID=767\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211122812/http://www.urbanitebaltimore.com/sub.cfm?issueID=53&sectionID=4&articleID=767\|url-status=dead\|archivedate=December 11, 2007\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|last=Sessa\|first=Sam\|date=November 17, 2005\|title=The Seldon Plan\|work=]\|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-live-meettheband111705-story.html\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|last=Sessa\|first=Sam\|date=3 October 2013\|title=Baltimore Music Scene 101\|work=]\|url=https://wtmd.org/radio/2013/10/03/baltimore-music-scene-101/\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			*{{citation\|author=Broadway World Staff\|date=2017\|title=Baltimore's Indie Rock/Pop Duo Underlined Passages Release New Track 'Silverlake'\|work=]\|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Baltimores-Indie-RockPop-Duo-Underlined-Passages-Release-New-Track-Silverlake-20170801\|accessdate=October 11, 2019}}
			{{refend}}

		⚫	==External links==
			*

			]
			]


		⚫	{{US-rock-band-stub}}

Latest revision as of 05:18, 13 December 2021

Pupa's Window
Origin	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Genres	lo-fi, Indie pop, Indie rock
Years active	1994–2008
Labels	The Beechfields Record Label, Seconal Records, OTP Records, Modern Hymnal Recordings

Musical artist

Pupa's Window is a lo-fi singer/songwriter pseudonym from Baltimore, Maryland.

History

In 1994, singer/songwriter Michael Nestor formed Pupa's Window in Eldersburg, Maryland-mostly as a vehicle to document the recording process and produce lo-fi cassette recordings. In the early-to-mid 1990s, Pupa's Window recorded music at the advent of cassette-based, lo-fi indie pop. The project had some early success on college radio-typically charting in the CMJ New Music Report. After 2002, Pupa's Window records began to become more orchestrated, and involve other musicians. Shortly after joining The Beechfields Record Label in Baltimore, Maryland, Pupa's Window began to be regarded as one of the "best-kept indie-pop songwriter secrets" in Baltimore. The band's music draws comparison to Lou Barlow, Bill Callahan and Elliott Smith and has been described as, "a stripped-down, folky type of indie-pop with a freak factor provided by plenty of echoey production, a few odd instruments and sounds, and tape-loop tinkering." Between 1994 and 2008, Pupa's Window released over eighteen records on both cassette and compact disc, and collaborated with Baltimore-based artist Private Eleanor. Concurrently with this project, from 1998 to 2001, Nestor played in a shoegaze band, called Lowell. Work on both Pupa's Window and Lowell were instrumental in Nestor joining the alt-rock group The Seldon Plan. Recording as Pupa's Window contributed to The Seldon Plan's role in the Baltimore indie and DIY movement that experienced a revitalization across the late 1990s through the mid 2000s.

The lo-fi indie DIY ethos had a significant impact on Nestor and his work with Pupa's Window helped in his development of The Beechfields Record Label. In 2003, he founded The Beechfields. Nestor notes in an interview with Baltimore City Paper, the goal was to maintain an artist-centered approach to releasing records based on Virginia label Simple Machines founded by Jenny Toomey. In 2004, Baltimore musician Austin Stahl began working at The Beechfields with Nestor to develop the label's roster while playing percussion for Pupa's Window. Asked about the potential for too much emphasis on an inward-looking and diary-esque approach within lo-fi indie pop in general and Pupa's Window specifically, Nestor has said, "I'm really afraid of the self-indulgent aspect of this music...what I try to remember, is to keep things in the service of the song, that if something isn't working for the song--the lyrics, a drum loop, whatever--to rethink it."

References

Citations

CMJ 1998. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCMJ1998 (help)
^ Kauffman 2011. sfn error: no target: CITEREFKauffman2011 (help)
^ McCabe 2004a. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMcCabe2004a (help)
English 2005.
^ McCabe 2004b. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMcCabe2004b (help)
Whelan 2007.
Sessa 2005.
Sessa 2013.
Broadway 2017. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBroadway2017 (help)

Online Sources

CMJ Staff (November 2, 1998), "CMJ New Music Report", CMJ, retrieved October 11, 2019
Kaufmann, Zach (March 4, 2011), "We Built This City", Splice Today, retrieved October 11, 2019
McCabe, Bret (May 19, 2004), "Playing With Themselves", Baltimore City Paper, archived from the original on August 9, 2009, retrieved October 11, 2019
English, Steve (February 3, 2005), "Splendid Magazine", Splendid, archived from the original on March 30, 2005, retrieved October 11, 2019
McCabe, Bret (March 10, 2004), "Know Your Product", Baltimore City Paper, archived from the original on August 14, 2011, retrieved October 11, 2019
Whelan, Robbie (October 7, 2007), "Urbanite Music", The Urbanite, archived from the original on December 11, 2007, retrieved October 11, 2019
Sessa, Sam (November 17, 2005), "The Seldon Plan", The Baltimore Sun, retrieved October 11, 2019
Sessa, Sam (3 October 2013), "Baltimore Music Scene 101", WTMD, retrieved October 11, 2019
Broadway World Staff (2017), "Baltimore's Indie Rock/Pop Duo Underlined Passages Release New Track 'Silverlake'", Broadway World, retrieved October 11, 2019

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